Seeing how I’ll be approaching the one-week anniversary of my arrival here in Paris, France, I PROBABLY should have begun this travel blog (tralog?) sooner. MAIS, ALORS…je commencerai maintenant (Cela veut dire…(that means) that I begin now. While this is not my first visit to Paris,  this particular trip will be different, as I will be approaching the culture not as a tourist, but as a FOREIGNER ATTEMPTING TO LIVE WITHIN AND TRULY BE INTEGRATED INTO ANOTHER CULTURE. That task will be, and I believe already has proven to be, enormously difficult, but richly rewarding if completed successfully!

That being said, bear with me as I reveal les pétits détails, little observations and lessons as I sift through the mystery, charm, and complexity of French people and French life.